GariGari Kun TV Commercial

by katsudon_wpj ·
Published April 12, 2016
· Updated September 2, 2017

GariGari Kun is one of the most popular popsicles in Japan. Recently, the manufacturer of the famous popsicle, AKAGI, announced that the price of the GariGari Kun popsicle will be changed from 60 yen to 70 yen. The company hasn’t changed the price of their delicious frozen treats in 25 years! AKAGI chose to make a TV commercial to publicize their announcement. In the commercial, you can see the president of the AKAGI company and their employees standing together in front of the camera to apologize. The song playing in the commercial explains that they are sorry they have to raise the cost of their frozen confections but they have no choice. This commercial has become popular and now has over 1 million views on Youtube.